Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 30 August 2023 · Economy and tax
Commonwealth Games: motions
Voting yes supported a motion noting the government's cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games and the $4.4 billion blowout in cost projections for the games.
The question put
That this house: (1) notes: (a) the government’s cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games; (b) the $4.4 billion blowout in cost projections for the games; (c) the government’s belief that ‘broader inflationary pressures across the economy’, including interest rate rises and the war in Ukraine, were responsible for the unprecedented cost increase …
How each party voted
- LaborAll no0 yes · 15 no
- LiberalAll yes10 yes · 0 no
10 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 3 no
3 members
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- NoRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- YesGaelle BroadNationals
- YesMelina BathNationals
- YesMatthew BachParty not recorded
- NoSamantha RatnamParty not recorded
- NoGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- YesMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesAdem SomyurekIndependent
- NoDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- YesJeff BourmanShooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.
Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.